The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-02-17
NEWS FROM CONGRESS,

NEWS FROM CONGRESS.
Dolph from the committee on commerce. re-
ported bill to create port of entrance at
Port Angeles, In the district Of Puget Sound,
Washington Territory. Mr.: Morrill, intro
dueed ajoint resolution for the preservation
documents on file In the legations and con-
Miates OF the United States occurring the
papers on any subjects that have been
nnally determined to be sent to the state
department for fling and preservatiOul He
saked that it lie on the table The following
house bills on the calendar passed:
10 prevent auv officer, agent or servant Of the
government contracting or hiring out the labor
q prisoners: to amend the statutes In relation
70 TIE immediate transportation Of dutiabi
The senate bill for securing statistios OF
he extent and value Of the vessel fisheries
~ the United States was passed. The house
OIL relating to the importing and landing of
mackerel during the spawning season was
taken up. During the discussion Mr. Ell
non OF fisheries as to the complaints from
owners OF vessels of i'll treatment on the
canadian coast On motion OF Mr. Hoar an
amendment was adopted postponlng the ne
.iod when the bill is to take effect from
March l. 1887, TO March l. 1888 Without
a'sposing OF the bill the senate adjourned.
PROGRESS IN THE HOUSE.
MI. Cox (N. W from the committee on
civil service reform. reported bill fixing the
salaries OF the civil service commissioners at
10000 per annuln A senate bill was passed
granting certain seal rocks to the city OF
san Francisco in trust for the United States
Mr. James from the committee on coinage
weights and measures, reported bill for the
Issue OF subsidiary silver coin. The bill re-
latlng To the compensation Of United States
attorneys, marshals and commissioners was
tee system and substitutes tho salary system
Ok compensatory The house went into
committee OF the whole on the senate bill to
indemnify certain subjects of the Chinese
empire for loss sustained by the violence Of
mob at Rock Springs, Wyo., on Sept 2,
1855. Mr.. Belmont Gweit uron the neces-
sity OF the United States government grant,
ing indemnity to the losses inflicted. and
commended the action OF the Chinese au
thor1t1es since this occurrence Mr. Morrow
inquired whether 1t was the purpose of the
committee. in case this bill was passed, to
call up to-day the bill restricting Chinese
immigration. Mr. Belmont replied in the
negative
Tho Chinese government did not desire to en-.
oalrass the relations between the two nations by
acontinuancc OK immigration, and there was a
disposition to modify the treaty so ~ to bring
aDoue EcsUitS very much more effective than
could be secured by legislation. With this as
surance the committee did not intend to bring
up the matter to-day
The respective merits Of the senate bill
which provides for the ascertanment of the
Losses incurred, and the house bill which
makes a direct appropriation of $l47,74
discussed
tuted for the senate bill-1O1 TO 6S-aud
passed. The senate bill prohibiting the i'm
portation OF opium into the United States by
any subject of the emperor of China passed.
The bill to carry into effect the international
convention of March 4. 1884, for the protec-
ton OF submarine cables passed. Mr. Nc
Ureary called up the bill authorizing the
president to arrange for q conference for the
purpose of promoting arbitration and en-
couraging reciprocal relations between the
United States and Mexico, Central and south
America and Brazil Without action. the
house took recess till 1880. the evening
session to be for the delivery of eulocies
When the honse reassernbled resolutions
were adopted on the death of Messrs. Arnott.
Beach and Dowdney, all Of New York, and
oulOgies spoken
SENATE.
The session Of the senate was devoted
to the delivery OF memorial addresses on
the late senator Logan. The euloeists were
Senator's Colon, Morgan Edmunds. Man
duson, Allison Spooner, Frye and Sabin.
Tho house received from the
senate the senate bill to encourage
the manufacture OF steel for modern naval
ordnance and other naval purposes.
and to provide heavy ordnance adapt.
60 TO modern naval warfare. Mr..
Reea asked immediate consideration OF
the bill, but Mr.. Holman objected. After q
long discussion the bill was referred to the
com mittee on appropriations. The speaker
laid before the house the senate bill provid.
ing Tor the manufacture OF ordinance for
army purposes, and making appropria.
tons Tor coast defenses. This was likewise
referred to the committee on appropria.
ions. Eulogies were pronounced upon tho
late Representative Price Of Wisconsin.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Feb lO.-The presiding
officer presented Resolutions Of joint con-
vention Of the house of the general assembly
Of Indiana Republican members) protesting
against the validity OF the election Of David
lurpie as United States senator. Referred
20 the committee on privileges and elections
Also message from tho house of repre-
sentativeS. with a substitute, for the senate
Chinese indemnity bill Mr.. Edmunds said
That the two bills amounted to the same
stttute did 1t in more simple way. He
moved that the substitute be concurred in.
Agreed to. The bill to establish q SUBJ
treasury at Louisville was reported ad.
versely. Bills introduced:
By Mr. Cullom. to amend the Revised Statutes
20 that no person shall b. debarred from receiv-
ing q patent for his invention or discovery. nor
sny patent De declared invalid by reason VI its
having been first patented in a foreign country.
lnless the same has been introduced into pub
nc use in the United States for more than two
years prior to the application. By Mr.. Sabin
authorizing the secretary OF the interior to per-
nit persons who are engaged in cutting logs on
small streams that flow through Indian reserva-
lions to make such necessary improvements in
clearing out rocks or building dams az may be
required to float the logs through rapids or shall
low places.
The house bill to provide for the location
and erection of q branch home for disabled
volunteer soldiers west OF the Rocky Noun
:ains (appropriating 800. OOO) was amended
BY the adoption of q substitute apprOpriating
Sl5O,OOO, and providing for ten instead OF
nine managers, one of them to be u resident
Of q state or territory west of the Rocky
Mountains, and appointing James A. Way
mter OF San Francisco to serve as manager
up to April. 1892. The bill as thus amend
cd was passed, and a conference asked The
house bill relating to the importing and
landing of mackerel caught during the
spawning season passed-34 to land q
conference was ordered. The Eads Tehaun-
tepec bill was considered
THE LOWER HOUSE.
Mr.. Merriman IN W was appointed q
member of the committee on naval affairs,
10 fill the vacancy caused by the resignation
Of Mr.. Hewitt. Wednesday next was set
aside for the delivery Of eulogies upon the
late Senator Logan. The speaker announced
the appointment Of Mr.. Hammond o. one of
the conferrees upon the anti Mormon bill, in
place OF Mr.. Tucker. who has been called
away on account of the death of his daugh-
ter at Natchez, Miss. The consular and dip
tomatic appropriation bill was considered
Dir Allen, Democratic member from Mis-
sissippl, mildly criticised the Democrats for
making larger appropriations for Democratic
than Republican admin STATIONS Mr. Bel
mont said
The bill was an increase over the actual
amount carried by the bill OF last wear Of $780,
OOO. but the sncreased collections to the treas
ury under 1t would, at the lowest estimate be
$4,000 ~
Mr. Henderson, from the committee on
military affairs. reported bill against the
Salt Lake l. Fort Douglas right OF way
across tk., Fort D0nulaS ,njlitarv rosorva<;oy,